Combined collar and hame



(No Model.)

M. HUMBER.

COMBINED COLLAR AND HAME.

Patented Oct. 2, 1883.

I INVENTOR: 727/. 8V

' WITNESSEQ W BY M ATTORNEYS UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE MOSES HUMBER,'OF CALLIOPE, IOWA,

COMBINED COLLAR AND HAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of,Letters Patent No. 286,010, dated October2, 1883.

Application filed March 1, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MosEs HUMBER, of Calliope, in the county of Siouxand State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Combined 5Horse-Collar and Hame, of which the follow ing isa full, clear, andexact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved horse-collarand hames that shall abate the sufferings of the horse from sore 1oshoulders, fitting closely to the neck of the animal, and being verystrong and durable.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate I 5 corresponding partsin all the figures Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of myimproved combined horse-collar and hames. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalelevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a detail view of the ad- 20 j ustableplate which unites the lower ends of 30 are united by a steel plate, B,riveted to the adapted to fit closely on the animals neck and upperparts of the plates B, and at the lower ends they are united by steelplates B riveted to the lower ends of one plate B and held to slide onthe other plate B.

The combined steel and wood collar is provided on its inner surfaceswith a cushion, O,

which eases the shocks produced by thevehicle.

The strap and buckle D and E attached to no the lower ends of the steelplates 13 are used to draw the lower ends of the same together, so thatthe collarwill fit closely against the horses neck. To each plate Bthree bars, a, are attached, to form loops projecting from the frontedges of the plates, and also projecting out- 4 wardly from the plates,to which loops the draft-straps will be attached. As the loops areturned at right angles from the collar, a novel method of draft isformed, part of the draft being borne by the flat part of the neck, 5and thus permitting the shoulders of the animal to move more freely andpreventing galling. To-further diminish galling, the draft is set higherup on my improved collar than usual, so as to throw the draft more onthe up- 5 per and steady part of the horses shoulders, and the collar isalso curved in a way to give the pendulously-moving shoulder more scopenear the joint. The collar also prevents choking the animal, as theplates B at the strap D 6 form a groove to receive and protect thewindpipe from undue pressure.

The collar is very strong and durable, and can be adjusted to fit anyhorse.

Having thus fully described my invention, I 6 claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the side plates, B B,carrying suitable draft-loops, and the end plates, 13 B", connectingsaid side plates, the 7 plate B being made fast to one side plate andarranged to slide on the other, the whole adapted to serve in place ofthe ordinary hames, as described.

2. The side plate, 13, provided with three 7 bars, a a a, projectingoutwardly from the front edge of plate B, andthus adapted to set atright angles to the collar, as shown and described.

MOSES 'HUMBER.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL T. DAVIS, THOMAS H. CONNIFF, Jr.

